**“Strangest of Its Kind”: Scientists Uncover a Bizarre Bacterial Self-Destruct Switch**
By Gladstone Institutes - Published on 26 October 2026
An unusual bacterial defense uses DNA to switch on toxin production, suggesting a new way to build molecular tools that control genes. nb An infected bacterium can protect its neighbors by destroying itself before the virus inside it has a chance to multiply. Bacterial immune systems called retrons trigger this sacrifice when they detect particular [...]
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